Costs:

It costs approximately $60-$120 per hour to rent an airplane. This includes the fuel and oil, and the time is only counted when the engine is on (so one hour really means one hour). Instructor rates typically vary from $25 - $65 per hour -- some places link this to the engine time, and some count all the clock time that you are with the instructor in making this determination.

60 hours x ($75 + $35) = $6600

Add another $1000 - $1500 for things that you'll have to buy along the way (like a headset), and you have a pretty rough idea of what it costs. Helicopters cost more. Is it a lot of money? Yes. Is it worth it? Well you can say it will depend on how much of an interest you have on it.